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tales from urban bohemia & finding a simpler pace of life in the czech republic

  • Baby,  czech culture,  Pregnancy,  Summer

    Hello, baby! (and my time in a Czech hospital)

    July 9, 2022 /

    Well! I certainly didn’t think I’d be writing this at this point, but I have so much to update you about! We are so proud to announce the birth of our little Milo Mouse (who henceforth will be referred to in this space as “Mouse”) in the setting sun of Friday, June 10, 2022, several weeks ahead of schedule! I’ve been hanging out with him for about a month now and he is sweet as can be and thankfully healthy. We are loving soaking up all of these sweet newborn moments with him in our little family. Our Mouse surprised the heck out of us – he came in fast…

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  • czech culture,  Czech Republic

    8 Peculiar Czech Cultural Habits (& Book Giveaway!)

    May 28, 2022 /

    Lately (between baby books of which there are many), I’ve been reading Culture Smart!‘s guide to Czech customs as they approached me to test out their new Czech Republic guide. I have to admit I was initially skeptical about a guide to Czech culture written by a foreigner – I was worried that it may be written by an expat who’s lived in Prague for a couple years and suddenly fancies themselves an expert on the topic but I was entirely relieved to see that the author was Kevan Vogler of one of the OG Czech expat blogs, Beyond Prague. An actual sigh of relief – if there’s anyone who’s…

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    When You Miss the Country Right Outside Your Window (+ Holiday Plans)

    December 12, 2021

    Hello, baby! (and my time in a Czech hospital)

    July 9, 2022

    Autumn Lockdown Feels Like

    November 25, 2020
  • Milestones,  Pregnancy,  Spring,  Thoughts

    Life Lately (Pregnancy) Update: Second Trimester

    May 1, 2022 /

    Happy May! This week I’ve entered the third trimester. With less than three months until our new baby joins us, things are starting to feel very real around here and I figured it was time for a bit of a life and pregnancy update. I was very lucky to spend the beginnings of my 2nd trimester at home this January and February as it was exam period during the height of the highest COVID spike we have seen yet in Czech Republic, and hide I duly did. Fortunately the situation has looked better and better, as we are no longer dark red on the map and cases are lower than…

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    May, Lately + More Thoughts of Traveling “These Days”

    May 14, 2020
  • Budějovice,  Daily Life,  Life Abroad,  Spring,  Thoughts

    The Moments That Remind Me Why I’m Here

    April 27, 2022 /

    I’m on my way back from a lesson with a student (who is also my friend, gynecologist, etcetera, etcetera) where I’ve just successfully got her to use the present perfect unasked for the first time, and it’s a moody but refreshingly cool spring day. The clouds are sort of shifty characters and look like rain could spring forth from them at any minute. Without thinking much about it, other things on my mind, I cross the blue bridge across the river where one of my favorite spots in Budejovice is. I like it because it reminds me of the banks of the Seine in Paris. But you know, in southwestern…

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    Bad Ischl

    An Austrian Alpine Holiday

    January 4, 2020

    May, Lately + More Thoughts of Traveling “These Days”

    May 14, 2020

    A Winter Cafe Day (with JORD)

    February 3, 2020
  • Czech Republic,  Easter,  Pregnancy,  Spring,  Travel

    Babymoon in Moravia

    April 23, 2022 /

    Over Easter weekend we returned again to South Moravia… the Napa Valley of the Czech Republic, if I may say so myself. We wanted to go somewhere within the Czech Republic for ease of travel and my first thought was somewhere beautiful that knocks off one of my “to see places” on my Czech travel list. Easy to do with Southern Moravia, a region so unlike any other in the country – the terrain seems to have more in common with parts of Austria or Slovenia than the rest of the republic. You’ll see plant and animal species you don’t see elsewhere, castle ruins on hilltops, dramatic sweeping landscapes, wineries…

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    On Silencing the Noise

    April 20, 2020

    When You Miss the Country Right Outside Your Window (+ Holiday Plans)

    December 12, 2021

    A Little Post about Olomouc, Czech Republic

    October 11, 2021
  • Czech Republic,  South Bohemia,  Winter

    Can Český Krumlov Survive the Pandemic?

    April 1, 2022 /

    Not sure if I was just in a Really Good Mood or if the pandemic is (kinda, sorta, maybe) winding down enough to actually ponder these thoughts, but two years out, I was just thinking about those early days of the pandemic and, dare I say it, even feeling a little nostalgic? I know it’s kind of terrible and it all happened because of a contagious virus, but there are some things about that spring 2020 that for some reason, I look fondly upon. The initial figuring out how you’re still going to do your job remotely thing and that, like, four days of not working I had. The eerie…

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    When You Miss the Country Right Outside Your Window (+ Holiday Plans)

    December 12, 2021

    Babymoon in Moravia

    April 23, 2022

    Little Cottage in the Woods

    October 8, 2020
  • Life Abroad,  Milestones,  Pregnancy

    A Little Ray of Sunshine: The Next Phase Begins

    March 10, 2022 /

    Our life adventuring abroad has occurred in big phases. Stepping onto a plane bound for Glasgow, Scotland with no return tickets. Moving to Ceske Budejovice and becoming gainfully employed in Europe. Getting married and coming back to the Czech Republic with renewed commitment. The post-wedding years really coming into our own here. It’s time for what will be the beginning of the next phase: We’re expecting our rainbow baby in July and we’re so excited! You might be wondering some details, so here are the questions I could think of… How are you feeling? Really great, now, at twenty-one weeks. Truly, every single day feels different. I don’t think anyone’s…

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    Autumn Celebrations + A Delicious Drink {Recipe}

    November 14, 2021

    May, Lately + More Thoughts of Traveling “These Days”

    May 14, 2020

    Surviving March, Pt. II: Embracing #MaskLife

    March 21, 2020
  • Christmas,  Travel,  Winter

    Cozy Christmas in the Cotswolds

    March 6, 2022 /

    I really did think I’d get to writing about our trip a little sooner than this, but there has been lots going on, which I hope to fill you in on soon! For now, as a fitting adieu to the winter season, we pick off where we left off, shortly before Christmas, picking up our rental car at Paddington Station and setting off westwards towards the Cotswolds – a beautiful natural area west of Oxford where you can find a network of picturesque villages and all the beautiful countryside you might imagine. When you leave London and head northwest, there are a number of nice places of touristic value that…

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    When You Miss the Country Right Outside Your Window (+ Holiday Plans)

    December 12, 2021

    A Time of Simple Holidays

    December 22, 2020

    This Festive Season

    December 20, 2019
  • Christmas,  Travel,  Winter

    The Holiday Season in London (Pandemic Edition)

    January 22, 2022 /

    Like I’m sure many travelers before me, the idea to spend Christmas in England came to me years ago upon a re-watch of The Holiday. How perfect could it be to spend the holidays in a cottage somewhere in the foggy countryside? I shared this vision with my family and in summer 2019, my mother announced that we were doing it! We were going to spend Christmas 2020 in England! Of course that wasn’t exactly good timing, but having already booked a cottage in the Cotswolds (an “area of outstanding natural beauty” just northwest of Oxford full of picturesque villages to explore) in early 2020 before the pandemic and unable…

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    When You Miss the Country Right Outside Your Window (+ Holiday Plans)

    December 12, 2021

    A Time of Simple Holidays

    December 22, 2020
    Bad Ischl

    An Austrian Alpine Holiday

    January 4, 2020
  • Lifestyle,  Yearly Recap

    The Books of 2021

    January 12, 2022 /

    I made some major mistakes in my reading life last year. It pretty much all came down to being far too ambitious and picking up way too many reading projects! You might remember last year when I announced my participation in #OurYearInTranslation, in addition to trying to keep up with my book club. What a colossal mistake. I think OYIT is a great prompt if you’re stuck, in a rut and want to try something new, but that’s the thing – I was really happy with my big stack of books as it was and I didn’t really need a challenge. Honestly, I just needed everyone to leave me alone…

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    Photo an Hour – An October Weekday

    October 20, 2019

    Little Cottage in the Woods

    October 8, 2020

    How Does Your Garden Grow

    November 7, 2019
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